Welcome to the DOC16 Foundation!

We are committed to providing information and support to
families dealing with the diagnosis of Mosaic Trisomy 16 disorder. While much more research needs
to be done to fully comprehend this rare disorder, we hope that we can help parents
and medical professionals better understand
this diagnosis and its potential implications.

Here on our website, in addition to finding
information about Mosaic
Trisomy 16 disorder, you can read the personal
stories of our children affected by
Mosaic Trisomy
16 abnormalities and get connected to other parents who have experienced
the same diagnosis. Please
contact us for more information.

Congratulations to Shayna Lange!!

We are excited to share some recent news from Karen Lange, the Founder of DOC16. She writes:
Not only did our daughter Shayna, the allegedly "unable to survive or will be extremely handicapped creature" prove her doctors 100% wrong in all ways by getting a 25 on her ACT, graduating with a 3.2 GPA AND getting accepted by an extremely selective private college that only accepts 400 kids from all over the world, but on top of all this, they gave her a $20,000 Gates Leadership Scholarship.
Shayna is now heading into her sophomore year of college.

New Mosaic Trisomy 16 Research Opportunity with UCSF

Participants are needed for a research study at the University of
California at San Francisco. Participation involves a phone interview
lasting approximately 30 minutes regarding your family's experience with
MT16. Please contact Dr. Teresa Sparks at
teresa.sparks@ucsf.edu for more information or
contact us at
doc16foundation@gmail.com.